exclusive economic zone
noun
: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it
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It could be set off by a sudden Chinese move to militarize Scarborough Shoal, another atoll in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, which China seized from the Philippines in 2012.
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Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
Five missiles landed near Ishigaki in Japan’s exclusive economic zone in Okinawa Prefecture, which covers more than 150 islands between Taiwan and the Japanese mainland.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
According to the 2016 ruling, which Beijing has never recognized, the Second Thomas Shoal lies entirely within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
Those concerns are felt perhaps most acutely in the Philippines, where fishermen have been blocked by Chinese vessels and Manila has been prevented from fully exploring oil and gas deposits within an area that an international tribunal ruled to be part of its exclusive economic zone.
—Camille Elemia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
China on Friday once again disregarded Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and deployed a research ship along with five escort vessels to an area where a Russian state firm jointly operates a gas block with Hanoi in the energy rich South China Sea.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Teodoro characterized the Philippines’ refusal to back down in the waters within its 200 nautical-mile exclusive economic zone as a fight for the very existence of the Philippines.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
The missile reached an altitude of about 30 miles and landed outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry.
—Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2023
China has ignored the ruling: Manila says Beijing continues to send its maritime militia to Mischief Reef and Scarborough Shoal in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
Five missiles landed near Ishigaki in Japan’s exclusive economic zone in Okinawa Prefecture, which covers more than 150 islands between Taiwan and the Japanese mainland.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
According to the 2016 ruling, which Beijing has never recognized, the Second Thomas Shoal lies entirely within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
Those concerns are felt perhaps most acutely in the Philippines, where fishermen have been blocked by Chinese vessels and Manila has been prevented from fully exploring oil and gas deposits within an area that an international tribunal ruled to be part of its exclusive economic zone.
—Camille Elemia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
China on Friday once again disregarded Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and deployed a research ship along with five escort vessels to an area where a Russian state firm jointly operates a gas block with Hanoi in the energy rich South China Sea.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 26 May 2023
Teodoro characterized the Philippines’ refusal to back down in the waters within its 200 nautical-mile exclusive economic zone as a fight for the very existence of the Philippines.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
The missile reached an altitude of about 30 miles and landed outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry.
—Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2023
China has ignored the ruling: Manila says Beijing continues to send its maritime militia to Mischief Reef and Scarborough Shoal in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023
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